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Introduction
This is what we'll create in this episode: a watermelon slice cut with the Knife tool, a line connected with Join, and a path cut with the Scissors tool. Let's get started. Hello, welcome back to the complete Adobe Illustrator series from Cerdas Inovasi Digital. A path can be connected and cut anytime. There are three important tools: Join for connecting, Scissors for cutting at one point, and Knife for cutting a shape. Open the file containing two open curved lines with ends close to each other.
Step 1: Two open paths
Select both using the Selection tool. Currently, they are still two separate objects.
Step 2: Join with Control J
Press Ctrl J or Object > Path > Join. The closest ends are now connected into one path. Press Ctrl J again, the remaining ends are connected and the path becomes closed.
Step 3: Scissors Tool
Select the Scissors tool using the C key, then click on the path circle. The path is cut at that point and becomes an open path. Scissors are suitable for opening a closed shape into a line.
Step 4: Knife Tool
Draw a large red circle for the watermelon. Select the Knife tool and drag a line across the circle. The shape is split into two separate areas, following our dragged line.
Step 5: Forming the watermelon slice
Delete the top half, so only the half circle remains. Add a green skin behind it with a slightly larger half circle, then small black seeds from an ellipse.
Step 6: Finalizing the illustration
Duplicate the watermelon slice and rotate it slightly for a more lively composition. Save and export the illustration.
Done! —.
Done. We have connected the path with Join, closed the path, cut the path with Scissors, and split the shape with the Knife tool to create the watermelon. In the next episode, we'll trace an apple photo with the Pen Tool. Need a logo design, brand identity, vector illustration, infographics, or print and social media materials? Cerdas Inovasi Digital provides vector graphic design services, as well as opens Illustrator courses from beginner to advanced. Want to master the entire series? 106 episodes from the interface to the final project? All episodes, complete with PDF step-by-step guides, practice files, and vector project files, are available for premium tutorial subscribers. Subscribe starting at Rp69.000 per month, save 28% with the 12-month package, or pay once Rp999.000 for lifetime access. Want a single class only? Buy a single class with lifetime access. Subscribe now at the premium page cerdasinovasidigital.com Contact our WhatsApp, or visit cerdasinovasidigital.com Thank you for watching, see you in the next episode.
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